Metaphysical Maps

Maps of internal journeys and emotional dramas

The Metaphysical Maps is a series of paintings by Tim Holmes that combine the precision aesthetics of antique maps with the looseness of abstract expressionist painting. These detailed and seemingly accurate charts of internal experiences expose a messy reality that despite our attempts at understanding, lends itself to nothing like precision! Some of the originals in this exhibition were displayed in St. Petersburg, Russia in the first ever exhibition of an American artist in the world’s largest art museum: The Hermitage.

Individual map descriptions listed below. All full-size maps are available in very limited edition of 20 each for $125- $300.

Active Model (Science reversed)
Active Model (Science reversed)
Science of the Nude(Active Model reversed)
Science of the Nude(Active Model reversed)
Aesthetic (detail)
Aesthetic (detail)
Movement of Travail
A Movement of Travail
Terra Incognita -mirror
Terra Incognita -mirror
Muse Culture -scale
Muse Culture -scale

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